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Title: Greetings from upstate SC
Post by: SmokingRookie on June 30, 2017, 02:09:37 PM

Hi everybody,
Long time gas/charcoal griller but as my username suggests, I'm a complete novice in the world of smoking.  Just picked up a Pit Barrel Cooker a few weeks back and I've got a couple of cooks under my belt.  It's been a lot of fun so far but I definitely have a ton of experimenting/researching to do.  Chicken and pork butt came out really good for a first cook.  Swung for the fences with a brisket (since it's my favorite) on the second cook and the flavor turned out great but the flat came out too firm.  I'm hoping that over time I'll figure out how to nail the flavor and texture on the brisket. 

The forum threads I've read through so far have had a ton of great info on them so I'm looking forward to be able to help contribute going forward.  Also looking forward to trying out a lot of the other recipes I've seen on the forums.



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Title: Re: Greetings from upstate SC
Post by: HighOnSmoke on June 30, 2017, 02:25:53 PM

Welcome from SE Georgia!

Title: Re: Greetings from upstate SC
Post by: Roget on June 30, 2017, 02:31:19 PM

Welcome from Indiana.
Not criticizing, but you should change your username now.
Before you know it you will have loads of knowledge & will wish you had used something like SmokingKing, Or SmokingGuru. :D :D :D

Title: Re: Greetings from upstate SC
Post by: sliding_billy on June 30, 2017, 02:51:55 PM

Greetings from North Texas.

Title: Re: Greetings from upstate SC
Post by: SmokingRookie on June 30, 2017, 02:52:35 PM

Always tons more to learn.  Pretty sure I'm going to be able to claim rookie status for a long while yet :)

Title: Greetings from upstate SC
Post by: Pappymn on June 30, 2017, 02:57:22 PM

Welcome from Minnesota

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Post by: TentHunteR on June 30, 2017, 03:25:35 PM

Welcome to the forum, from NE Ohio!

Title: Re: Greetings from upstate SC
Post by: sparky on June 30, 2017, 03:55:21 PM

Welcome from northern Cali.

Title: Re: Greetings from upstate SC
Post by: KJRsmoker on June 30, 2017, 04:40:47 PM

Welcome from Northern Illinois.

Title: Re: Greetings from upstate SC
Post by: TMB on June 30, 2017, 04:48:42 PM

Welcome from Alabama

Title: Re: Greetings from upstate SC
Post by: smokeasaurus on June 30, 2017, 05:15:29 PM

Welcome from Southern California.

Title: Re: Greetings from upstate SC
Post by: Hub on July 01, 2017, 11:50:18 AM

Greetings and welcome from up the road a ways in NC  ;D

Brisket is one of the hardest meats to master because it is a more massive cut, requires good knowledge of your cooker's capabilities, and knowledge of what you can do to it to insure success.  Here's my approach for you.  Sneak up on it.  The PBC can do a great brisket but since it works a little hotter than most smokers, you'll need to be aware of timing.  Another interesting thing about brisket is that no two ever cook exactly the same even if they are the same size.  Good brisket is mana from heaven though, so its worth all the trouble  ::)

http://www.letstalkbbq.com/index.php?topic=617.0

Hub

Title: Re: Greetings from upstate SC
Post by: Big Dawg on July 01, 2017, 01:00:16 PM

Here's another NC welcome, just across the border in the Queen City.





BD

Title: Re: Greetings from upstate SC
Post by: N. Ontario Smoker on July 01, 2017, 02:52:02 PM

Welcome from N. Ontario Canada.

Title: Re: Greetings from upstate SC
Post by: ACW3 on July 01, 2017, 06:23:41 PM

Here's a third NC welcome for you, this one from Morganton..

Art